Man dies after SUV crashes into parking lot in northwest KCK, police say
One man died in a single-car crash in a northwest Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood Saturday morning, police said. Officers responded just before 7 a.m. to the 1300 block of N. 38th Street on reports of a crash. When officers arrived, they found a man inside a gray SUV unresponsive, according to Captain Osvaldo...
169 Highway closed for hours after tractor trailer crashed into ambulance
Several lanes of highway were closed after an ambulance was involved in a collision in Kansas City’s Northland Saturday night. The ambulance was responding to a call around 7 p.m. in the northbound lanes of US 169 Highway near Highway 152. It had pulled over behind a vehicle when it was hit by a tractor trailer,...
Kansas City Snow Alert: Monday Snow Chances Spike Along I-70, US-36
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kansas City, MO – Drivers across northern Missouri should prepare for slick roads Monday as a band of light to moderate snowfall targets areas north of I-70, with the highest snow probabilities stretching...
Homicide investigation underway after missing person found dead in south KCMO
The Independence Police Department has launched a homicide investigation after a missing person was found dead in south Kansas City, Missouri.
Police jail Kan. suspect after chase in reported stolen vehicle
MIAMI COUNTY—A Kansas man is in custody after a high-speed chase in a reported stolen vehicle. Just after 1p.m. Friday, police located a vehicle that had been reported stolen from Overland Park, according to a media release. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop with the vehicle at the...
Community steps up as Kansas Citians struggle with food insecurity
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linda Bybee was lined up for three and a half hours to receive free fruits and vegetables. “I just lost my husband 11 weeks ago,” she said. “My income was cut in half. And thank God for places like this, because I don’t know how I would have made it until I got everything situated and figured out.”
Aggressive Man Spotted Near Christ Community Church in the Crossroads
A potentially dangerous situation was reported in the Crossroads area, between University Health Behavioral Health and the Christ Community Church. A man, described as white, approximately 6ft tall, and wearing bulky, tan-colored clothing, was reportedly acting aggressively towards a couple in the vicinity. The man,...
Kansas City doesn’t really own the Plaza – but we do in one important...
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of the Country Club Plaza to Kansas City’s identity. From the hours we spend at the shopping district’s annual Christmas lighting ceremonies and late-summer art fairs, many of us count its streets and sidewalks as integral threads of our civic fabric. We also tend to forget...
Instead of demolished, KC home got new life after fire. Can the city save...
A photo shows a small Kansas City home devastated by fire: half the facade completely scorched, windows and doors gone, debris strewn in the yard and a porch roof that appears to have melted. The city declared the Van Brunt Boulevard home to be dangerous in 2021, meaning it posed a threat to the public’s safety and...
The Lowest Rated Bar and Restaurant in the Metro Area
In a rather unusual quest, a social media user has embarked on a mission to find the worst-rated bar or restaurant in the metro area. The user, who shared their intentions on a Reddit thread, expressed their curiosity to experience firsthand just how bad the lowest-rated establishments truly are. After an hour-long...
